The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-02

lrOSG mas injured the crops IN the 1mmedl-
ate vicinity OF Fargo from 3 to S per cent.
Not since the forest fires OF 1871 have
the lumber districts OF northern Michigan
and Wisconsin suffered by fire as now.
West OF Michigamme five construction
camps OF the Duluth, South Shore e. AT.
lantic road burned. Two lumber camps
were also burned. Over o million feet oil
standing pine have been destroyed. The
people OF Champion and Mich:gamme vii
lagos OF 5000 and 1900 respectively,
are fighting in the flames tosave the towns.
Baraga, Mich, is in danger. Fires are
burning near : L'Anse. Calumet. Ne
gaunre, Antrain, Republic, Three Lakes,
Metropolitan and other villages. The
losses will be up in the hundred thousands.
Paymaster Bush, who was found guilty
OF carelessness by the court OF inquiry at
Fort Robinson for permitting himself
to be robbed OF $500 in government
funds by the cowboy, Charley Parker, has
made good the amount lost.
Senator Loyan's widow has never recov.
cred from the shock occasioned by the gem
erals death. She goes daily to tho vault
where his coffin is deposited at the Wash
ington cemetery.
The critics OF the civil service act who
AVE complained that the effect OF the new
rules will be to cause some OF the present
clerks to fall back to lower grades do not
admit that such an operation OF the rules
would, In many, cases, simply be just. In
some instances all that DISTINGUISHED the
clerk OF different classes is the amount OF
salaries. There is one division at least in
which first, second and third class clerks
DO the same work. In some OF the divis-
ions. clerks who are paid only 5000 do as
good work as those who recei We ST., 600.
Some OF the second and third. class clerks
are not competent to do work in their
proper grades. "
Senator James Beck of Kentucky was in
Chicago, a few days ago. He said: While
he had voted for the Interstate law, he was
not as much in favor OF it then as he is
now. He has come to tho conclusion that
the now law is a beneficial one. much more
than he had anticipated, and hereafter he
will be a strong champion OF it. He is
especially impressed with the power OF the
new law in putting an end to certain monop-
olies, the principal one being the Standard
Oil company, which will hereafter be de-
prived OF many benefits it now enjoys, for
the railways will nc longer be able to pay
secret rebates OF 40 per cent of the rate re-
ceived for freight.
The will OF the late Hon. A. C. DePauw,
was probated The estate is valued
at 600, 900. He gives 1000, 600 Joint.
~ to his wife and daughter, $50, 600 and
$3S, 600 respectively in ash to his two
sons besides lands. The DePauw univer-
sity OF ~Greencastle, Ind, gets 5000, 600,
and various churches, missionary societ-
les and charitable institutions the balance
OF the estate.
The grand lodge, Knights of Pythias OF
Montana, at the third annual meeting ell.
ected Che following. l.. A. Walker, past
grant, chancellor: j. E. Richards, Butte,
chancellor: A.. J. Seligman, Helena.
vice chancellor; John G.. Evans, Butte,
grand keeper OF seals and records.
Fifteen men hold mp a train in Texas, in
1000 in cash.
Abner G. Cody, one OF the most expert
passers OF counterfeit mony in the United
has been arrested near Painted
He is seventy-two years old, and
has been in the business since he was six
teen years old. Government officers have
been hunting him for ten years.
Grace Leslie, leading lady of the Kate
Castleton Troupe, was instantly killed in
n railroad accident near Denver.
Six persons have been killed and robbed
in the vicinity OF Ordran, a small town in |
Silesia, by a nan who was recent
ly released from prison.
At the close OF the visit Of Bishop Ireland
st. Thomas seminary St. Paul, Rev.
Mr. Convy, q student in the deacon's or
der. rendered the bishop a welcome OF the !
students. During his s%ojourn abroad Bish-
op Ireland purchased many thousand val
works, which he has presented to
the seminary library.
At Wells, a young man named Charles
Gooding was assaulted by Gottlieb Was
chk while crossing the land OF the latter.
Waschk threw a heavy sharp-pointed file
at Gooding, which entered his back below
the the shoulder blade, cutting and ugly
wound and piercing the lung cavity. Good
ing lies in a critical condition and Waschk
is in jail in default OF 81. 500 bonds.
The marriag &c OF Miss Helen, eldest daugh-
ter OF ex-Lieut. Gov. Gilman OF St. Cloud, !
to George S. Rankin of Saltwater is an
to occur early in June.
w. W. Williams. late editor OF the stand
ard OF Albert Lea, has been appointed
w~eighmaster and John Heising inspector
OF wheat, both with headquarters at Mimi
eapolis.
w. F. Gough, Northern Pacific counsel,
-~-,.s 20 go to the Manitoba company.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church
OF st. Paul accepts the resignation of Rev.
G. G.. H%erriott.
R. r. Briggs, a prominent attorney OF
MoTIleau, - dangerously III "a GypuOlu
pneumonia.
The Reform School Commission in ses-
sion at st. Paul, reconsidered the vote by
which the school was located at Red Wing |
and commenced to vote again on the towns
to be chosen. The informal ballot stood: |
S%hakopee, 3; Hasting, 3; and Red Wing, 3.
But when the last formal ballot was taken
there were six votes for locating the school
on the Spates farm at Red Wing, and that
settled the contest. The farm has, about
600 acres OF land, valued at $50. 600. A
resolution was unanimously passed to pur-
chase it. The buildings to be erected upon
it will comprise sixteen in number, and
cost about 5000, 600. .
TIL proposed connection OF Lake Tray
erse and Big Stone by canal is revived alta
Browns Valley meeting.
The following appointments have been
made in the general land Office: George K.
Bradford OF Louisiana and Richard C.
Wintersmithsof Kentucky, fraudulent land
entry agents; John Mason OF Virginia and
Arthur Grabowski OF Georgia, timber de-
probation. agents g
Pat Sheedy has stated TO a correspond
emit in Rochester, N. Y, that Sullivan will
fight Jake Kilrain for SIS, 600, the fight to
take place in some park or building, the !
winner to a two-thirds of the gate re.
ceipts, and no more than six rounds will
be fought. TIL story hardly seems prob !
able, rs the challenge is for prize ring rules |
and six rounds would be q pretty short